africa is still very real. in the years ahead, we need to accelerate an integrated counter-terrorism program that uses all our tools, civilian as well as military, multilateral as well as unilateral, to go after terrorists finances, recruitment, and safe havens. in effect, to marry up with the extraordinary work the admiral leads on behalf of our special forces. in afghanistan, as we transition for responsibility for security to the afghan government in 2014, we also need to focus on helping the afghans crackdown on corruption, move toward economic self-sufficiency, and elect their new leadership in 2014, advance a peace and reconciliation process, and pursue a regional framework, hopefully with pakistan as a constructive partner. in europe, we need to continue modernizing nato for the demands of today's global landscape, including unconventional threats like cyber warfare. we need to stand by the eu as it meets its economic challenge in the oreos zone. because as we move to seize the opportunity of the 21st ce